changing files and large files

changing files and large files

[Peng Yu]

I'm considering using file control systems. I'm wondering if git could
handle the following situations. Would you please let me?

1. Change file names: whether it records the lineage of files that
undergoes name changes?
2. Files are extremely large (of hundred of MB or even GB).

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Regards,
Peng

Re: changing files and large files

[Chris Packham]

Hi,

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm considering using file control systems. I'm wondering if git could
> handle the following situations. Would you please let me?
>
> 1. Change file names: whether it records the lineage of files that
> undergoes name changes?
>

Technically it detects renames rather than tracking them explicitly.
Other tools (like bazaar or mercurial) track renames explicitly.

> 2. Files are extremely large (of hundred of MB or even GB).
>

Search this list for a more concrete description of where git is at
with handling large files. Generally speaking the git tools need to
read all of the file into memory to operate so the limit is really the
amount of RAM/swap space you have. I think some people on this list do
have modified version which handle files that are > than available
swap space. Git was designed around tracking source code, which it
does really well. If you're wanting to store/track media you may have
better luck with a system designed for that.